• Source: 1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky

      • The regular-term 1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1956. Democratic Sen. Earle Clements was defeated for re-election by Republican U.S. Representative Thruston B. Morton.


      Primary elections


      Primary elections were held on May 29, 1956.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates


      Earle Clements, incumbent U.S. Senator
      Joe B. Bates, former U.S. Representative from Raceland
      Rev. James L. Delk, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1946 and 1950


      Results




      = Republican primary

      =


      Candidates


      Julian H. Golden, former State Senator, former attorney for the National Park Service
      Thruston B. Morton, former U.S. Representative, former Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
      Granville P. Thomas, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Kentucky's 8th congressional district in 1954


      Results




      General election




      = Results

      =


      See also


      1956 United States Senate elections


      References




      Bibliography


      Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
      Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.

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